‘Clearly it was to get the attention of Robert Pattinson’

Host Rebel Wilson opened the U.K.’s BAFTA movie awards by generating jokes about her current bodyweight loss, James Bond, the coronavirus pandemic and J.K. Rowling’s controversial statements about the transgender neighborhood.

The Australian film star took to the stage in a sparkly pink robe and stated: “I might look a bit distinct from the previous time you noticed me listed here. That was me two yrs ago and given that then I’ve completed very a transformation — I hope J.K. Rowling continue to approves.”

Wilson, who lose extra than 70 kilos immediately after kicking off her self-proclaimed “yr of well being” in 2020, joked that her slim-down would assist her out in Hollywood.

“Everyone is inquiring me, why did you drop pounds? Clearly it was to get the awareness of Robert Pattinson,” she informed attendees at the U.K. equivalent to the Oscars.

She ongoing: “I didn’t drop body weight just to get a male, I did it to get extra acting roles.

“Now I can perform the non-humorous enjoy fascination in an Adam Sandler movie.”

Wilson also joked that she would be taking around from Daniel Craig as the upcoming James Bond, quipping that, “for the reason that of the gender pay gap I in fact will not be 007, I’ll be 004.5 “

Video clip: Scenes from the 2022 BAFTA red carpet